Natively known as: Aede /ˈaede/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
sai rey rey oiha syhu waerao sai laiay lau rey yhi raylou peyre
Pronunciation: /sai rey rey ˈoiha ˈsyhu ˈʋaerao sai ˈlaiay lau rey ˈyhi ˈraylou ˈpeyre/
Aeden word order: and he his hat holding stood and the wind to his wet face turned
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /d h k l m n p r s ʋ/
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal |
|---|
| Nasal | m | | n | | |
| Stop | p | | d | k | |
| Fricative | | | s | | h |
| Approximant | | ʋ | | | |
| Trill | | | r | | |
| Lateral approximant | | | l | | |
Vowel inventory: /a ae ai ao au ay e ey i o oi ou u y ye yi/
Diphthongs: ae, ai, ao, au, ay, ey, oi, ou, ye, yi
| Front | Back |
|---|
| High | i y | u |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low | a | |
Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: d, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, ʋ
Mid-word consonants: d, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, ʋ
Word final consonants: N/A
Phonological changes (in order of application):
How to read phonological rules
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|
| ʋ | w |
| ʔ | ʻ |
| aː | ā |
| eː | ē |
| iː | ī |
| oː | ō |
| uː | ū |
Grammar
Main word order: Subject (Prepositional phrase) Object Verb. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into
Mary with a key the door opened.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Nouns
Nouns have two cases:
- Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
- Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog.
| Nominative | No affix
raepoi /ˈraepoi/
doɡ (doinɡ the verb) |
| Accusative | Suffix -dao
raepoidao /ˈraepoidao/
(verb done to) doɡ |
| Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Definite | No affix
raepoi /ˈraepoi/
the doɡ | Suffix -sy
raepoisy /ˈraepoisy/
the doɡs |
| Indefinite | Suffix -na
raepoina /ˈraepoina/
a doɡ | Suffix -kay
raepoikay /ˈraepoikay/
some doɡs |
Articles
Aeden encodes definite article ‘the’, and indefinite article ‘a’ in noun affixes. See Noun section.
Pronouns
| Nominative | Accusative |
|---|
| 1st singular | u /u/
I | nai /nai/
me |
| 2nd singular | dye /dye/
you (masc) | ay /ay/
you |
| 3rd singular masc | rey /rey/
he, it | ke /ke/
him, it |
| 3rd singular fem | pey /pey/
she, it | ai /ai/
her, it |
| 1st plural | dae /dae/
we | wae /ʋae/
us |
| 2nd plural | y /y/
you all | sai /sai/
you all |
| 3rd plural | ha /ha/
they | le /le/
them |
Possessive determiners
| 1st singular | u /u/
my |
| 2nd singular | ay /ay/
your |
| 3rd singular masc | rey /rey/
his |
| 3rd singular fem | pey /pey/
her |
| 1st plural | dae /dae/
our |
| 2nd plural | y /y/
your (pl) |
| 3rd plural | ha /ha/
their |
Verbs
| Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Present | Suffix -moi
raeheylaimoi /ˈraeheyˌlaimoi/
(I/you/he/she) learns | Suffix -ly
raeheylaily /ˈraeheyˌlaily/
(we/they) learn |
| Past | Suffix -myi
raeheylaimyi /ˈraeheyˌlaimyi/
(I/you/he/she) learned | Suffix -lu
raeheylailu /ˈraeheyˌlailu/
(we/they) learned |
| Future | Suffix -ha
raeheylaiha /ˈraeheyˌlaiha/
(I/you/he/she) will learn | Suffix -mey
raeheylaimey /ˈraeheyˌlaimey/
(we/they) will learn |
Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.
Aeden uses an affix for the perfect aspect:
| Perfect | Suffix -rae
raeheylairae /ˈraeheyˌlairae/
have learned |
Numbers
Aeden has a base-10 number system:
1 - ke
2 - ai
3 - mae
4 - so
5 - y
6 - okae
7 - ao
8 - dye
9 - day
10 - wyi
11 - ke sai wyi “one and ten”
100 - waymyiroi “hundred”
101 - waymyiroi ke “hundred one”
200 - ai waymyiroi
1000 - saidye “thousand”
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ʋey
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ly
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -koi
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -no
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -le
Noun to verb = Suffix -dae
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -sa
Tending to = Suffix -kye
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -dao
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -dyi
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ly
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ʋyi
Diminutive = Suffix -ʋoi
Augmentative = Suffix -so
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